Word of the Day
Oology
[oh-AHL-ə-jee]
Part of speech: noun
Origin: Greek, 19th century
1.
The study or collecting of birds' eggs.
Examples of Oology in a sentence
"The only scientific study Leo seemed interested in was oology."
"Oology can lead to the illegal collection of wild birds’ eggs."
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